Chapter 4!!! Yay!!!! I love this story; it's one of my favs! So, without further ado!

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Shattered

Chapter 4

Kagome

'What? The matter of Kagome? What about me? I haven't broken his heart.' As if to read my thoughts Sora said, "I know what you're thinking, what about you, you haven't done anything. Well, the truth is, you have. Even though you haven't realized it yet. Hell, I don't think Inuyasha has even realized it yet."

"Sora what do you mean?" Inuyasha asked, as confused as I was.

"I mean, Inuyasha, that you are afraid of her."

"What? Why would I fear Kagome?"

"Because you love her." I gasped as Inuyasha sputtered. 'He…loves me? That's impossible…'

"Don't even try to deny it, you must have realized something by now. If you aren't as big of an idiot as I think you are." Sora said, that infuriating casual tone back in place.

"Umm…excuse me." I muttered, blushing. "Even if Inuyasha does…love me." My blush grew darker. "Why would he fear me because of it?"

Sora's smile grew with my blush. "Simple, he thinks you will betray him. And you will."

"I would never!" I shouted quickly.

"Yes, you will." Now Sora's voice was like ice, sending chills down my spine. "When this quest of yours is over, when the jewel has been restored, what will you do? I know, you will go back to your own time. Back to your family and friends. And you will leave him here, all alone once again. And he knows that, that's why he pushes you away, why he puts you down. Why he acts like he hates you. Because he doesn't want it to hurt when you leave. Because he fears the pain you will cause him."

My eyes leaked as I turned to Inuyasha. His back was to me and his hair hid his eyes. "Inuyasha? Is…is that true?" I asked hesitantly.

Inuyasha stood silent for a minute before responding. "Yeah…it is. You said yourself you don't belong here Kagome. I couldn't make you stay."

I was so stunned I didn't even notice that Sora was watched us silently, sadly.

"You wouldn't be alone. You'd have Sango and Miroku, and even Shippo."

"They wouldn't stay for long. Sango and Miroku would go off together, and Shippo would grow up and want to leave. Besides Kagome, without you there, I wouldn't be happy."

The whole time he refused to look at me, his face was shadowed. I have to admit, I was amazed by the level of intimacy he was showing, especially in front of Sora. I gasped, "Sora!" Looking up I saw her, a malicious grin on her face. "She will leave you Inuyasha, they all will. You know they will. Just like everyone else."

"No! Kagome's not like that!"

"Don't lie to yourself." Sora said spitefully. "You know she will."

"I won't!" I shouted suddenly, unable to keep silent.

"Really? Then why did you promise that you would never return once your adventure was over?"

Inuyasha turned around quickly to see me. I raised a hand to my mouth in surprise. "How do you know about that?"

"I know a lot little Kagome. I know how you date Hojo, yet get mad at Inuyasha about Kikyo. You self-pitying, lying bitch!"

"Don't call her that!" Inuyasha shouted.

"Why? Can't handle the truth? Can't handle the pain? You've been through so much, oh so much pain. It hurts, doesn't it? To know that no one has ever loved you. Who would? You're a half-demon. An abomination. The world is better off without you."

"That's not true! Stop it!" I yelled.

"Yes it is Kagome. What she says is true."

"Inuyasha…"

"No! Don't even start Kagome. Just, don't." And then he left. He just jumped away before I could blink or say anything. I stepped forward to follow him, then stopped turning around.

"Are you happy? Are you happy now Sora? You broke him! You hurt him!"

"No, it wasn't me, it never has been." I stopped, surprised. Sora had actually sounded sad. Looking at her I realized she looked how her voice sounded.

"He has always brought the pain onto himself. He has let it poison him, consume him. All I did was say aloud what his mind is always repeating. All I did was break down the walls he built."

"But why?" I cried. "We were fine before you came!"

"Kagome." Sora flipped down from the tree and put a hand on my shoulder, "He needed you to hear that. He needed you to know what he's gone through." Sora shook her head sadly, "He thinks nobody can love him. What a fool." She smiled ruefully. "He doesn't know that you love him, Shippo loves him as a father, Miroku and Sango as a friend, and me? I have been his silent protector. And in truth, I love him, but as a friend rather than a lover."

"What?" I asked stupidly, beyond coherent sentences at this point.

"But my job made sure he hated me, made sure he never saw me as more than an enemy. All he wishes of me is my death, and because of this, I cannot help him. You can. I need you to do me a favor Kagome." Sora smiled down at me. "I need you to heal his shattered heart."

And with that she was gone, the wind having blown her away as if she had never existed. A demon named Sora had taught me something, and without a word I got up and ran after Inuyasha.

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(Sora's POV)

From the forest I watched Kagome run in the same direction as Inuyasha. What I had said was true, it did hurt that Inuyasha hated me, but it was necessary. Silently I followed Kagome, leaping ahead even so that I reached Inuyasha first. He was sitting on a riverbank, staring forlornly into the rippling waters.

"Hey there." I said, walking up behind him.

"Go away Sora."

"She needed to hear it, you know that."

"What do I care?"

"A lot Inuyasha, and you know it."

"Fine then, why do you care?"

"Because Inuyasha, sometimes I don't want to play the villain." And I left, a gust of wind blowing by as I leapt away.

He had been surprised, I knew. He had turned around as I said that, only to see empty space. But my work was all but done; it was all up to Kagome now. She held his happiness, his fate, in her hands, and only she could pick up the pieces of his broken heart. Only she could heal him. All I could do now was pray.

Yes, it is rather short, but a lot happened! Only about one or two chapters left! So stick around and………………REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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